Mr. Buford Ellington (1907-1972), during the period he was Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture under Governor Frank Clement, with whom he alternated gubernatorial terms.

Date:

10/1/1954

Negative:

CV8297

Collection:

Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

Historical Note:

Ellington was governor 1959-1963 and 1967-1971; a professed segregationist, he shifted his position during his second term, creating the TN Human Relations Commission; directed US Office of Emergency Planning under Pres. Lyndon Johnson.